Terrorism Watchlist Entry

Detects terrorism and national security watchlist entries including risk ratings, monitoring status, intelligence basis, and border alert configurations. Disclosure enables subjects to evade monitoring and compromises border security.

Type

keyword_proximity

Engine

universal

Confidence

medium

Confidence justification

Medium confidence: enforcement requires a populated subject record; ASIO and agency references are unpublished, so the reference is a documented label-anchored fallback.

Jurisdictions

global

Regulations

Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)

Frameworks

QGISCF

Data categories

law-enforcement

Scope

wide

Risk rating

10

Pattern

(?i)\b(terrorism\s+watchlist|persons?\s+of\s+interest\s+register|national\s+security\s+flag|adverse\s+security\s+assessment|security\s+alert\s+(?:entry|notification)|border\s+alert\s+(?:entry|notification)|movement\s+alert\s+(?:list|entry)|no[\-\s]fly\s+list\s+(?:entry|nomination)|ASIO\s+(?:referral|assessment|security\s+assessment))\b

Corroborative evidence keywords

PROTECTED, Law-Enforcement, NATIONAL SECURITY, RESTRICTED, ASIO, AFP, Australian Border Force, watchlist, national security flag, adverse assessment, border alert, movement alert, no-fly list, enhanced screening, active monitoring, high risk, elevated risk, investigation, enforcement, prosecution (+38 more)

Proximity: 300 characters

Should match

• PROTECTED — NATIONAL SECURITY. Terrorism Watchlist Entry. Subject: Omar Hassan IBRAHIM, DOB 03/11/1988, passport PA1234567. National security flag: ACTIVE. ASIO adverse security assessment 14/10/2024. Reference number: 2024/7892. Risk: HIGH. Border alert: movement alert — notify AFP/ASIO on travel. Enhanced screening all airports. — Terrorism watchlist entry with ASIO assessment and border alerts (reaches 75)
• RESTRICTED. POI Register update. Subject added to watchlist per ASIO referral (reference number 2025/0342). Adverse assessment: foreign terrorist organisation association. Active monitoring. No-fly list nomination to Home Affairs. Movement alert all border points. — POI register update with ASIO referral and no-fly nomination (reaches 75)
• Border alert notification. Subject: Fatima AL-RASHIDI. National security flag triggered at Brisbane International. Movement alert confirmed. ASIO assessment: elevated risk. Enhanced screening. AFP and ASIO notified. POI register entry active since March 2024. — Border alert triggered by watchlist at airport (65 discovery only - prose without populated record fields)
• Terrorism watchlist entry Subject name: Avery Teston Date of birth: 04/02/1991 Reference number: 2026/0417 National security flag active; enhanced screening at international travel points; Australian Border Force to notify AFP on departure. — Populated watchlist entry: subject name, DOB and reference number plus border-alert evidence (reaches 85)

Should not match

• Home Affairs published a factsheet explaining Australia's border alert system, including alert types and review processes. — Published government factsheet
• A civil liberties report criticised the lack of transparency in no-fly list processes, arguing individuals lack due process. — Civil liberties report on watchlists
• A news article reported an Australian citizen was denied boarding due to a security watchlist. The lawyer would challenge in court. — Media report about watchlist challenge
• Policy guidance: this procedure explains how records about Terrorism Watchlist are handled, who may access them and how long they are kept. It contains no records about any person or system. — Policy guidance naming the topic without any record (discovery only)
• Border alert nomination form Subject name: __________ Date of birth: __________ Reference number: __________ — Blank form / template with unfilled fields (must stay below 75)
• News: a civil liberties group criticised the no-fly list nomination process, saying people cannot see the evidence against them. — News or training text naming the topic (must stay below 75)

Known false positives

• Government factsheets about border systems Mitigation: Negative keyword exclusion: 'factsheet', 'published', 'explains', 'public information'
• Civil liberties reports on watchlist processes Mitigation: Negative keyword exclusion: 'civil liberties', 'human rights', 'criticising', 'due process'
• Media reporting about watchlist challenges Mitigation: Negative keyword exclusion: 'news article', 'reported', 'allegedly', 'lawyer stated'
• Parliamentary reviews of national security legislation Mitigation: Negative keyword exclusion: 'parliamentary', 'committee', 'legislative review'

References

• Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)